Data Sciences Institute – Catalyst Grant Round Two Info Session – May 12, 2022

Session Description

The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) Catalyst Grant is a competitive seed funding program for multidisciplinary teams forming a Collaborative Research Team (CRT). Funding supports CRTs focused on the development of new data science methodology, or the use of existing methodology in innovative ways to address questions of major societal importance. Data sciences is defined as the science of collecting, manipulating, storing, visualizing, learning from and extracting useful information from data in a reproducible, fair and ethical way. A proportion of the Catalyst Grants are prioritized for research projects related to the DSI Thematic Programs.

Round 2 of the Catalyst Grant competition includes a revised application process and extended timeline. Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend the Catalyst Grant Info session, hosted by Professor Timothy Chan, DSI Associate Director, to learn more about the DSI and the overall application process.

Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions during the Q&A period at the end of the webinar session.

Community members who do not have UTORid credentials are invited to attend this session by registering here. Please note, external community members will need to create an EVE account, prior to completing their registration. For assistance please reach out to cris@utoronto.ca.